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Blackout is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
[edit] Plot summary
It is 1977, the summer of a brutal blackout, the time of the Son of Sam murders, and a period of brutal fiscal disaster for New York. The slayer Nikki Wood fights against the forces of darkness and also tries to protect her son, Robin. Meanwhile Spike and Drusilla arrive in the city hoping to hunt down a slayer, not without the local vampire community soon discovering of their arrival.
[edit] Trivia
- Tagline: Spike's in town to slay a slayer...
- Characters include: Nikki Wood, Robin Wood, Bernard Crowley, Spike, Drusilla
- One of the few Buffy books in which Buffy herself does not play a significant role (she is in a framing sequence, but not the "main action" of the novel).
- There actually was a blackout in New York on 13 July 1977, during which the city suffered riots, looting, and fires.
- Looking for an appropriate style to the novel, the author watched the films: Shaft, Foxy Brown, Cleopatra Jones, Super Fly, The Black Godfather, Hell Up in Harlem, Across 110th Street and Shaft's Big Score.
[edit] Continuity
[edit] Canonical issues
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- Buffy novels, such as this one are generally not considered by fans as part of canon. They are usually not viewed as official Buffyverse reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. However unlike fanfic, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by Fox, who in turn may or may not have have sought appoval from Whedon (or his office). The book will be published as official Buffy merchandise.
[edit] Timing
- Takes place in New York in 1977, and revolves around the then-current slayer, Nikki Wood.
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
Location, time
(if known) |
Buffyverse chronology: 1901 – 1995
(non-canon = italic) |
| US, 1911 |
Tales of the Slayer: Sideshow Slayer |
| Brooklyn, 1912 |
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer |
| Chicago, 1919 |
Tales of the Slayer: Survivors |
| New York, 1922 |
Tales of the Slayer: The War Between the States |
| 1922 onwards |
Tales of the Vampires: Father |
| Germany, 1923 |
Tales of the Slayer: Silent Screams |
| Chicago, 1927 |
WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer |
| Las Vegas, 1930s |
Tales of the Vampires: Dames |
| Hollywood, 1930s |
Angel comic: Spike vs. Dracula #2 |
| 1933 |
Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: All's Fair |
| 1933 |
Tales of the Vampires: Dust Bowl |
| New York 1937 |
Tales of the Slayers: Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1937 (2nd half) |
| Germany, 1938 |
Tales of the Slayers: Sonnenblume |
| World War II |
Angel comic: Spike vs. Dracula #3 |
| 1940s |
Buffy book: Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row |
| Dec. 12, 1940 |
Tales of the SlayerVoodoo Lounge |
| Chicago, 1943 |
Tales of the Slayer: Stakeout on Rush Street |
| New York, 1952 |
Tales of the Slayer: Undeadsville |
| Italy, 1950s |
Angel comic: Spike vs. Dracula #4 |
| Florida, 1956 |
Tales of the Slayer: And White Splits the Night |
| 1969 |
Tales of the Slayer: Back to the Garden |
| New York, 1970s |
Tales of the Slayers: Nikki Goes Down! |
| New York, 1973 |
Tales of the Slayer: It's All About the Mission |
| New York, 1977 |
Buffy book: Blackout |
| Nebraska, 1981 |
Tales of the Slayer: Two Teenage Girls at the Mall |
| Tokyo, 1993 |
Tales of the Slayer: The Code of the Samurai |
[edit] See also
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